Yeah, but you KNOW what a mechanical numpty I am - besides that Green Beastie is giving you hours and hours of cool fun.....Mr B wrote:And did I justMarty wrote: by all means buy one off eBay - but be prepared to treat it as a spares car or be preparred to spend many hours and ££££ getting it right.
Where did you buy yours?
Why, does she know where your spare mum is too?citroen7 wrote:None taken, should have checked my grammar !
(Sorry, just in one of those moods!)
Going back on topic I`ve had three (I think) BX`s from eBay. One was £1.60 so I couldn`t complain whatever it was like, though was actually better than I thought. The 2nd was the TZD which was about what I expected and didn`t really need anything to major to sort out and the 3rd was the 1.9TD. No too happy about that one: ok it was cheap but the owner promised some `mint` spare doors which weren`t with it, he`d removed the battery, asked me if I wanted the CD multi changer and head unit (extra) which I did and paid for and he then ripped it out of the car leaving the wiring hanging down and the cloumn shroud broken.
To top it all no V5 he`s `lost it, but never mind as you (meaning me) can apply for a new one`.
E-mailed him the other day to suggest he should pay for it (£19) as he didn`t say it was missing but haven`t heard anything back.
I think it`s time to remind him that selling a car without a V5 can result in a £1,000 fine and I will happily inform the authorities because I feel I`ve been had over
None of the above would stop me buying another one off eBay though, everything has it`s price.
Vauxhall apologist.
Citroen`s aside I can`t deny eBay has been fantastic for me for car purchases and selling purposes. I have had some stupidly cheap cars from there, especially the last few months, and I honestly think it`s the best thing since sliced bread.
If something`s really cheap then I think it has to be worth a punt-my theory is that if I`m prepared to pay X amount for an item then someone else would be too and I`m unlikley to lose out, a theory which thankfully has worked on 99.9% of occasions so far!
If something`s really cheap then I think it has to be worth a punt-my theory is that if I`m prepared to pay X amount for an item then someone else would be too and I`m unlikley to lose out, a theory which thankfully has worked on 99.9% of occasions so far!
Vauxhall apologist.
The rip off postal charges are for two reasons: Firstly they (the seller) make extra money on it and secondly (and most importantly apparantly) is that eBay`s final valuation fees are based on the end price (winning bid) for an item and therefore they don`t charge the seller a cut of the postage fees.
Witness how many Hong Kong based sellers flog electrical goods, car stereos, etc, etc etc for pennies then charge a small fortune for postage. I asked a bloke once whether I could collect some small motorcycle parts he wanted £5.00 for and £25 to post and he said `if I could catch him in a certain pub between 9.30pm and midnight when he wasn`t p*ssed that was fine but otherwise hard effing luck`. You can probably guess that I didn`t bother getting in contact again.
Another thing I don`t like is private feedback. Why? What are they trying to hide? Found a very nice looking quad bike which (despite horrendous delivery charges) was still extremely cheap but seller has 91% private feedback and 13 bad remarks in the last month or so.
No thanks, I`d just bet they`re either nothing like he advertises or I`ll never see the goods or my money again.
Suprise, suprise `no callers, no collections delivery only`.
Witness how many Hong Kong based sellers flog electrical goods, car stereos, etc, etc etc for pennies then charge a small fortune for postage. I asked a bloke once whether I could collect some small motorcycle parts he wanted £5.00 for and £25 to post and he said `if I could catch him in a certain pub between 9.30pm and midnight when he wasn`t p*ssed that was fine but otherwise hard effing luck`. You can probably guess that I didn`t bother getting in contact again.
Another thing I don`t like is private feedback. Why? What are they trying to hide? Found a very nice looking quad bike which (despite horrendous delivery charges) was still extremely cheap but seller has 91% private feedback and 13 bad remarks in the last month or so.
No thanks, I`d just bet they`re either nothing like he advertises or I`ll never see the goods or my money again.
Suprise, suprise `no callers, no collections delivery only`.
Vauxhall apologist.
Yup - hacks me off no end this. Anyone seeing / bidding on one of my sales will know I only charge the actual postage cost, very very occasionally if I have to get a jiffibag I charge a bit more - and I always offer collection either from the M55 coridor or around Preston (in fact the 1958 Murphy telly Im flogging is collection only).cavmad wrote:The rip off postal charges are for two reasons: Firstly they (the seller) make extra money on it and secondly (and most importantly apparantly) is that eBay`s final valuation fees are based on the end price (winning bid) for an item and therefore they don`t charge the seller a cut of the postage fees.
I have almost all but given up dealing with people who quote astronomical prices for postage now.
Its been a very slow afternoon in the world of drugs and alcohol today.citroen7 wrote:thanks marty i take it you have been at the jungle juice too??
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The Hooligan was an ebay purchase, honestly described as having a knackered HG and clutch, I bought the GTI from the local rag, the Mk1 RD from the local rag, and I have been given about four others, I like ebay to a certain point though the attractive cars are always in Dorset or Scotland Most folks seem capable of the worst lies when describing cars for sale, ask a car salesman, most folks know eff all about motors too so its a jungle out there
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